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    Liberty Leading the People presents a scene of July Revolution of 1830 in Paris from Eugène Delacroix’s view. It outlines the time‚ place and characters in the uprising. We can read Delacroix’s attitude towards the revolution and Parisian society through the painting. Eugène Delacroix is a distinguishable figure in French painting. He was strongly influenced by the Neo-classical style from Jacques-Louis David in his early painting education. When he was attracted by the style of Peter Paul Rubens

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    Civil Rights and Civil Liberties have some similarities‚ but they are different in their own ways. Civil Rights protects the rights of people from discrimination‚ while civil liberties protects people from undue government interference. Civil liberties are freedoms guaranteed by the United States Constitution. Something created to limit the power of the federal government and protect citizens from infringement. For example‚ freedom of speech in the U.S. is a civil liberty because it restrains the

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    The Liberty Bell is an incredible monument‚ especially what it’s been through. Whether it’s the fact that it’s over a thousand pounds; or that it’s been around since the 18th century. Maybe‚ because it’s the number one‚ top-rated‚ tourist attraction in Pennsylvania. You should visit! It’s a marvelous bronze sight to see! The Liberty Bell is a historical monument known for the crack that silenced it forever. The crack on the bell is 24.5 inches long and 0.5 inches wide. The Liberty Bell has an inscription

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    the definition of liberty meant limiting the government power that the English had over the colonies. As mentioned by Eric Foner in the Chapter five video British Liberty‚ many Americans felt as if the British government had far too much control and were enslaving them. He reminds us that liberty did not apply to Spanish‚ Catholics‚ and Africans. At the time they were pushing for British liberty‚ slaves were being brought over from Africa. In Patrick Henry’s "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" (March

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    the United States has a tendency to limit the Constitutional civil liberties granted to its citizens. This has been the practice since the foundation of the country itself‚ seen in times of war‚ famine‚ depression‚ or even in times of mass-panic. However‚ as time progresses‚ the question of whether or not the restriction of rights granted in the Bill of Rights is‚ in fact‚ justified. Alan Brinkley‚ in both his essay Civil Liberties in Times of Crisis and his book American History: A Survey‚ explores

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    positive and negative liberty were claimed by Isaiah Berlin in 1958. At that time‚ Berlin represented the liberal response to Marxist challenge. He believed in liberalism in 20th century‚ and helped create the definition of pluralism. His positive and negative liberty dichotomy was inspired by Constant. Benjamin Constant is first important liberal thinker of 19th century‚ and he showed a clear difference between liberty as guaranteed sphere of personal independence and liberty as entitlement to take

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    procreative liberty‚ freedom in activities and choices related to procreation. This article by Murray talks about the defects in the procreative liberty framework‚ a different starting point‚ and starting with one rather than the other framework. One of the arguments Murray makes is that there are confusions about procreative liberty. One confusion is the purpose of it; is it about morals of a family or is it about law and policies of reproductive technology? Does procreative liberty pay attention

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    Every US citizen is born with Civil liberties and Civil Rights (or given when they become a citizen) They are very important and are a fundamental part of the constitution. Civil Liberties and Civil Rights are both almost the same except civil liberties protect individuals from the government and civil rights are rights every US citizen has.. Civil rights are rights that are given to US citizens they are rights to political and social freedom and equality. They include the first ten amendments of

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    Life‚ Liberty‚ and the pursuit of Happiness By Cyrus Datig Life‚ Liberty‚ and the pursuit of Happiness. These are the three famous words stated from The Declaration of Independence. To America hopefully these three things will be never forgotten. Same is said for The Declaration of Independence. I have two question for these three words and that is what are they and what do they mean. What is happiness and do we have it? Happiness is believed that it is the one thing that makes you smile. Now‚

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    Analysing On Liberty by John Stuart Mill POLS1300 / by Joy Qin Humanity’s attempts to study the state of society have stretched back throughout the ages. From forefathers such as Socrates or Aristophanes to the great enlightenment philosophers of Locke or Voltaire‚ all have grappled with the questions of how humanity best functions as a collective. John Stuart Mill‚ hailed as a paradigmatic liberal political philosopher‚ continues this tradition of thought in his work On Liberty published in

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